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Show RSPORT OF ?BE 00~188IONEB OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 89 Fractional map No. 17, being branch line in the 'LWilbnrton Basin," extending 18.35 miles through ranges 16, 17, and 18 east, in township 5 north, approved November 29, 1901. January 18,1902, there was approved under act of April 25,1896, map showing new station grounds at Turkey Creek, in township 6 nortb, range 22 east, Choctaw Nation. May-22, 1902, there was submitted under the act of Februav 28, 1902, n~ap showing 240 acres desired for reservoir purposes near Haileyville, and June 6, 1902, maps showing amended definite loca-tions of the main line and of the station grounds at Haileyville and of additional station grounds at Haileyville. September 28, 1901, the agent of the Sauk and Fox Agency trans-mitted to this of6ce a blue-print copy of a map designated "Tecumseh Branch, Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf R. R." showing a route from Tecumseh, Okla., 21.95 miles southerly to the Canadian River. He also forwarded for approval deeds from certain Indian allottees con-veying portions of allotments crossed by the survey shown on the blue print. These deeds were returned to the agent March 6 and 11,1902, with the information that their form was not in accordance with the prescribed rules, and that the company would have to proceed in accordance with the law governing the acquirement of rights of my. The company was also informed October 11, 1901, that it would be required to file its map of definite location and to compensate the several Indian allottees damaged; also that if it proposed do proceed under the act of March 28, 1900 (31 Stab., 52), it must show that the line is a branch of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad. Accordingly, January 30,1902, the company forwarded map of definite location, showing the surveyed line from Tecumseh to the Canadian River, with the statement that it did not, however, consider itself under any obligations to file such maps of its branth lines in Oklahoma. No evidence was given that the line shown is a branch of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad. Clearwater Short Line Railway Company.-Damages for right of way through the lands of the Nez Perc6 Indians in the sum of $14,068.95 were approved June 22, 1900. Of this amount $13,968.73 was paid February 3,1891, by the agent to the Indian allottees entitled, and April 18,1902, he transmitted a schedule showing further settlements with certain dissenting allottees in the sum of $4,810.50, which was approved April 26, and payment by the company ww approved May 26. Colorado and Gulf Railroad Company.-August 21,1901, this company applied for permission to survey a line through the Navaho Reserva-tion. September 23, 1901, the company was advised that the Depart-ment had declined its request. Columbia River and Northern Railroad Company.-The application of |